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401 – ʿAbd Allah narrated to us; my father informed me; Yazīd reported to us; Abū Umayyah ibn Faḍālah related: I heard Muḥammad ibn Wāsiʿ say that Abū Dharr said: “My intimate friend (the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him) enjoined seven things upon me:
- That I should look to those who are beneath me and not look to those above me;
- That I should love the poor and keep close to them;
- That I should speak the truth, even if it is bitter;
- That I should ask nothing of anyone;
- That I should maintain ties of kinship, even if they turn away from me;
- That I should not fear the reproach of any critic for Allah’s sake;
- And that I should make frequent mention of: la ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā billāh (there is no power nor strength except through Allah).”
٤٠١ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنِي أبِي، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُمَيَّةَ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ وَاسِعٍ يَقُولُ: قَالَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ: " أَوْصَانِي خَلِيلِي بِسَبْعٍ: أَنْ أَنْظُرَ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ أَسْفَلَ مِنِّي، وَلَا أَنْظُرَ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ فَوْقِي، وَأَنْ أُحِبَّ الْمَسَاكِينَ، وَأَدْنُوَ مِنْهُمْ، وَأَنْ أَقُولَ بِالْحَقِّ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مُرًّا، وَأَنْ لَا أَسْأَلَ أَحَدًا شَيْئًا، وَأَنْ أَصِلَ رَحِمِي وَإِنْ أَدْبَرَتْ، وَأَنْ لَا أَخَافَ فِي اللَّهِ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ، وَأَنْ أُكْثِرَ مِنْ قَوْلِ: لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ "